Corby Iron And Steel Works

Since Corby became the site of a new iron, steel & tube works in 1933, the village of 1,500 has grown into a new torn of 60,000. The cost of producing steel from low-grade local ore spelled the end of the works once British Steel Corporation had built large plants with deepwater docking facilities, using high-grade imported ore.

• | By (Author): Steve Purcell
• | Series:
• | Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• | Publication Date: Oct 01, 2002
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 128 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0752427695
• | ISBN-13: 9780752427690